Handle for tools.



No. 722,899. PATENTED MAR; 17,1903. 0. v. REEDER.

HANDLE FOR. TOOLS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. a, 1903.

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SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N 0. 722,899, dated March17, 1903.

Application filed January 3, 1903. Serial No. 137.695. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom, it flea/y concern:

Be it known that I, CLINTON V. B. REEDER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at San Jose, in the county of Santa Clara and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Handles forTools of the Hammer Type, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inattachments for the handles of tools of the hammer type, the objectbeing to provide the handle at the bnttvide the handle of a hammer witha tool-re-- ceiving chamber constructed to receive a nail-set, thebutt-end of the handle being provided with a spring-actuated slide toclose the chamber, the slide and frame which carries the same being soconstructed and positioned as to be readily operated against the actionof the spring to open the chamber and permit the nail-set to fall intothe palm of the hand which operates the slide, the construction andarrangement of the parts being such that the spring by engagement withthe nailset will hold the same against movement in its chamber when theslide is in line with the tool-receiving chamber.

In carrying my invention into effect the parts are located so as not tointerfere with the use of the tool, and the construction is such thatthe attachment is not liable to be injured by such use as a hammer isusually The invention consists in the combination with a hammer orsimilar tool, the handle thereof being provided with a chamberconstructed to receive a punch or nail-set and a recess to one sidethereof and in communication with the tool-receiving chamber, over whichchamber and recess there is secured a closure-framehavingaspring-actuated slide, the spring being carried by the frame andis of such construction that it may engage the tool in the chamber whenthe slide is positioned opposite the opening through the closure-frame,which is on a line with the toolreceiving chamber, suchconstructionproviding a spring which will prevent movement of the nail-set in thehammer when the slide is closed to positively retain the same therein.

The invention further consists in the construction and combination ofthe parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, and specifically pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of myinvention, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one way of operatingthe slide of the closure-frame to permit egress of a nail-set from thetool-receiving chamber of the handle. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of thetool-handle, showing the closure-frame attached thereto. Fig. 2 is anend elevation of the handle with the closureframeremoved. Figs. 3 and 4are longitudinal sections taken through a portion of the handle, andFig. 5 is a perspective view of the closure-frame detached.

The hammer head is connected to the handle in the usual manner, and saidhandle A at its butt-end is provided with a chamber a of a size toreceive a nail-set or punch, such chamber being located to one side ofthe longitudinal center of the handle. To,one side of the tool-receivingchamber a and in communication therewith there is a recess a, which isadapted to receive a spring carried by the closure-frame for saidchamber and recess. The chamber a and recess a commence at a pointslightly distant from the butt-end of the handle, and about the samethere is a continuous shoulder b, which provides a seat or bearing forthe closure-frame, which is positioned well within the butt-end of thehandle, so that it will be protected.

The closure-frame Bis preferably made up from a single piece of sheetmetal and in one practical embodiment of my invention comprisesabase-plate c, the sides of which are bent upwardly and inwardly toprovide longitudinal side recesses, which receive and guide a slide 0,said slide having at one end a transverse projecting portion, the otherend of the slide being concave, such construction providing a projectingportion for operating the slide against movement imparted thereto by thespring and also providing a space in which the end of the nail-set maybe inserted when it is desired to move the slide in order to place thenail-set in its chamber. The base-plate c has a circular opening 0 ofthe same diameter as the diameter of the chamber a, and the guides forthe slide may be cut away above said opening. The baseplate 0 isprovided with a slot 0 through which passes the end of a spring D,whichend engages with the slide 0 and normally moves the same over theopening 0 through the baseplate and opposite the chamber a.

The closure-frame may have formed integral therewith a member or part(1, which projects at an acute angle from the baseplate,'said part beingfurther bent at its end and provided with openings, through which arepassed the ends of the spring D. The spring D is so constructed thatwhen the slide 0 is projected over the opening a a part of the springwhich is located within the recess a. will extend suiiiciently into thechamber a to engage a tool placed therein, and such contact of thespring with the tool or nail-set will effectively prevent such toolrattling or moving in the chamber. The weight of the tool compensatesfor the material removed from the handle, and the position of thechamber and recess in no way weakens the handle at such points Wherestrength is required.

In placing the closure-frame in a handle constructed as shown thespringcarrying member is passed into the recess a and the base-platerests upon the shoulder 17 and is secured to the handle by screws ornails 6, which engage recesses in the sides of the frame.

The construction herein shown provides a cheap and effective means forcarrying a nail-setin the handle of a hammer, and in use when the handleis grasped by the right hand the nail on the thumb of the left-hand mayactuate the slide against the movement of 7 its spring, so that thenail-set will fall into I do not wish to limit myself to the specificconstruction of the closure-frame, as the same may be varied withoutdeparting from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isg 1. In combination with a handle for a toolof the hammer type such handle having at one side of its longitudinalcentera chamber and a recess which connects with the chamber, of aclosure for the opening and recess the closure including a slide and aspring located partially within the recess to engage the slide andintersect the opening, for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with a handle of a tool of the hammer type the samehaving a toolreceiving chamber and at one side of the same a recess, ofreciprocating means for closing the tool receiving opening and a springlocated in the recess to engage closing means and intersect thetool-receiving opening when the closing meansis in line with thetool-receiving opening.

3. A hammer-handle having a tool-receiving chamber and a recess incommunication therewith, in combination with a closure-carrying framewhich is secured to the handle over the chamber and recess, an openingthrough the frame which registers with the chamber and a slot in linewith the recess, a slide carried by the closure-frame and a springattached thereto to move the slide in one direction such sprihg alsoengaging a tool when placed in the chamber, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I'claim the above I have hereunto set my hand in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLINTON V. B. REEDER.

Witnesses:

W. S. SULLIVAN, O. J. TROSTMAN.

